casey wian, cnn, henderson, nevada. >> whoa. >> and up next, as explosions rock gaza city, anderson cooper is there live bringing you special coverage next hour. stay right here with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> no question, israel is by far the superior military power in this conflict with hamas. there is growing concern that gaza's arsenal of rockets is getting more deadly and more accurate. cnn's tom foreman gives us a virtual look at what each side brings to the battlefield. >> reporter: global firepower.com has called israel the tenth most powerful military in the world. let's break that down and see why. they have compulsory military service. that means every young person must go into the military for a while. 176,000 active troops are available. and they have about half a million what they call from reserves very quickly. ground forces also impressive. some 3,000 tanks, if you count all the artillery pieces and mortars, you get up to 12,000 units that can operate on the ground. and, of course, their air force is formidable, 800 aircraft out there including 200 helicopters. this is largely wh